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Picked up my first revolver today! S&W 60, "United We Stand" model. Even my wife thinks it's pretty. :D I've shot AirWeights, and found them a little to punishing for my achy hand. This one's got a little heft to it. I guess once I've gotten it to the range I'll have to shift to the...

Just put one in. I like it better than the CT "wraparound" thing, even though I like the CT better, generally. What I found was that I had trouble getting my right index (trigger) finger on the actuation button. The XD has two frame pins between the recess for the takedown lever and the...

I'm looking for a "medium" trigger for a Colt Defender --- but I can't seem to find any sites that actually give dimensions. (A "short" (C&S) is too short, the "factory" one is too long.) Short of getting a "gunsmith blank," carving it, and getting it grooved --- any ideas?

After all sorts of fun with this gun, it now ingests and expels (almost) everything. In its lifetime I've chronicled some of the stuff I've been through with it. Now that the barrel ramp is a-la-Browning, the extractor replaced (Cylinder & Slide, with a wonderfully under-sized pin block slot ---...

Any "easy" way to convert the rear sight to a weaver, for a red dot?

... sadly, not where I live now --- but where I will be, at least. And nicely reciprocated in 30-odd other states. Ahh, nice to know SOMEone trusts ya ...

Finally --- got my barrel, the 9mm conversion for my Sig 229, originally in 40 S&W. Wow! What a slick little piece of stainless steel! Will I keep the 40? Sure. But, after shooting the 9 at the range last week, well, it makes the 229 that much more impressive --- on paper targets, at...

Since I frequently leave the action attached when cleaning, the subject of the attached photo didn't come to my attention until I decided to change sights, and pulled (hammered :barf: ) the action off. (I have since filed and refinished everything so that hydraulics or sledgehammers are not...

In a nutshell --- flawless with 165gr JHPs, EFMJs. Stovepipes (usually last round in mag) consistently with 230gr FMJs. We've tried this braced down on a Caldwell rest, so it isn't "anticipation," or "weak-wristing." Three guys have shot it, three guys have had the exact same results. The...

I haven't gotten an answer on SigForum, thought I'd try here. I'm expecting a 9mm Bar-Sto conversion for my Sig 229. I have a LaserMax in the Sig. The Sig springs are the same (40/9), but the LaserMax requires use of a different spring (40/357 vs 9). So --- will the Sig 229 with the 9mm...

Has it happened often that a friend hands you his gun at the range for a few rounds, and you shoot better with it than you were shooting with yours? Or, better than he was shooting with the one he handed to you? Must be a concentration thing. Seems to happen with a few folks I know. Just...

Glad I stumbled in here! Have a happy and safe one, and on to another year --- this time with THR. Love my guns! (There --- the message qualifies!) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Tried one today. Bye-bye, cash. Hey --- I can live with the grips. Wow.

Nothing fancy, basically a function run. And more than I expected, or was led to believe. Popular input has the High Velocity being a minimum card to get in, but I decided to run almost everything I had through the unit. Ammo tested: (in rough order of acceptability): - Remington Thunderbolt -...

I keep reading more and more about 1911s being an acquired taste, and I keep hearing more and more about all of the truly great compact .45s there are out there, and I keep wondering more and more why I keep having more and more 1911s. Let's face it --- the 1911 isn't every-JHP-FMJ-thing I'd...

One of my Christmas presents: "Gunsmithing," by Roy Dunlap. Wow. I'm used to technical material, and enjoy reading it. This isn't just technical, it's a compendium of love of skills and insight of elegant physical management. I will probably only use a fraction of the total of what I'm...

I've had this stuff around, and have been putting off using it. Finally, I had more than enough free time ... Two range sessions with it (following the instructions), followed by a full applications with hair-dryer; another range session. And today, a full strip --- down to the pins --- all...

Well, there goes a neat Christmas present ...:( . Bar-Sto is running 14-16 weeks on Sig 229 9mm conversion barrels, and about 16-18 weeks on Colt Defenders. All they can do to keep up with XD specials and replacements. If you're qualified, and live in Kali --- apply. They Want You! :D

Anyone tried the Volquartsen compensator (perhaps on a 6-7/8" fluted)? Thinking of putting in for one for the stocking ...

As with everything else, you just have to choose what to read, and what to take seriously. I've learned a lot here, and I haven't even been here that long. I've also laughed myself silly, and that's a good thing. Sure, some stuff seems a little out there. Try taking a stroll in Manhattan...